The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-01-11

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Hammond had used coca wines, haid
VI .,1 other forms Of the drug, but
sII"O~, ~,od tho fluid extracts because they
bad lily horne by the stomach, and the
weTV L.-,us, they contained tannin and
vino matters and differed so much in
-r,..s He found that two grains Of
thcn tf,-i1e OK cocaine 20 the pint Of pure
oc was the proper preparation ana p4o,
VIZ al tbe beneficial effects n none OF
s,'otorious results. Then he began q
w ~ experiments with hypodermic inJec-
- -, ~ tho hydrochloride to ascertain
NO. tbe stories about the cocaine habit
-, t-uc or false.
We c,S+ l injected one grain and expert
~ cxhilaration Of spirits similar to
en- ~~,lpccd by two or three glasses Of
va. ,~ro" said DR.. Hammond TO a re-
'D "lfv powers Of imagination in
~ The physical sensation was q de-
t.rI undulating thrill. / was in a very
fro,no Of mind-a sociable mood
N'ti. Jo-bt would have been quite agree
AI- ..,,,pv. The after effects were in
go En- sIccpuntil 8 in the morning, and a
800 when / got up. The next night
- 80 creins. and in addition TO tho SEN
..--s described ! felt a desire TO write. L
90 I'm n letter to a friend, md undert tho
Ln.,,co os the drug / extended b would
-. b,en n missive Of moderate length TO
ts.,o covering q wide variety OF topics
al fortv-ci~ht pages of paper. Ii proved
- correctly written and coherent and
80 much satisfaction to thereceiver, but
ttS,13 that l had treated difTusely Of many
n{,~e that ordinarily / would not deem
vorth mentioning.
e~rnULATING THE IMAGINATION.
uIf d man were DESTROYS of writing 70 fill
roco or utterly exhausting q given subject
T., IN the most thrilling details, l would
commend him TO fill his inkstand, get a
ream or two Of paper and plenty OF pens,
and have q physician give him a hypodermlc
INJECTION Of cocaine. II you want to con-
5e,se YOUR subject don'tt take cocaine in large
5oeos No doubt a moderate quantity taken
d, wine viii stimulate the imagination and
e1shlo one 70 write more brilliantly and with
tls oTort than he otherwise could. Eugene
Sue never wrote without q bottle of cham
,ocno M his elbow, and the luxuriance of his
tmooination displayed in the Wandering
lew NAV DO attributed, in part, TO the
sgects Of tho wine. The difference between
co-oine and alcohol as stimulantS Is that
,Icobol bas n tendency TO lower the mental
and moral tone and brutalize the nature,
while cocaine has a refining, softening effect.
Hinder the influence OF moderate doses l be-
camo rather sentimental and said nice things
70 everybody. The world was going very
well cnd I had a favorable opinion OF my
fellow men and women. There was not a
hit of pugnacity about me, and l didn't
want 10 fght. argue OF dispute with any one.
"Tbe noxt time / increased the dose to
three grains, which numbered my tongueln
the most astonishing way. l wanted 10
talk. and l did talk, not in the oratorlcal
manner. but / was Just purely ~loquaclous'
When nobody was present / talked to my
self. There was no disarrangement OF the
mental faculties, no disorder Of the process
m thought. l talked c|oherently and cor
rectlv. and | am certain that If / had been
IN the lecture room l should have spoken
much better than l usually speak. l was
perfectly able TO restrain the impulse TO talk,
but il was pleasant to speak, and l enjoyed
myself hugely. There was an abnormal
o~uickening of the faculties; the minds opera
tons were rapid and the imagination vivid.
Headache followed.
"Then / doubled the quantity Of the
cocaine and became somewhat intoxicated.
Tho scribbling propensity returned, and
wrote unanimously. l was preparing q
medical work, and my mind was full Of the
subject matter. What l wrote was an intro
duction 10 the book, and l thought 1t a very
brilliant production. Ideas came thick and
fast. and was persuaded that my compost
ton work was going TO eclipse anything that
had ever done in that line. When put it
away and went to bed / congratulated
myself that I should be satisfied with my
nights work when / should read it over.
A o OF ARRANT NONSENSE.
II didn't sleep at all that night. When /
looked over my famous introduction l oun
IL TO be arrant nonsense. Each sentence was
complete and coherent in itself, but none
had any relation 10 the others, although all
were in the general line Of tho subject was
treating in tho book. The stuff read as a
whole very much like a dream. 1t was a
mess Of ragged, disconnected ideas and
notions, set down in q disorderly fashion and
containing matter that did not belong TO an
introduction. But in spite Of the rampant
disorder of ideas had no hallucinations such
es are produced by hasheesh, no grotesque
decisions or insane imaginings. The mental
machinery was running with the governor
belt thrown of, and the brain raced, so to
speak. Eight grains three nights later pro-
duced similar effects, but l did not write and
the sensation became rather painful than
agreeable.
Tho next night / determined to make a
moro severe test, and so injected eighteen
grains within twenty minutes. b results
were stunning. ! became intensely exhila-
rated and finally oblivious. What | did or
thought OF felt l don't know, except from
circumstantial evidence. / got TO bed in
some way. In the morning l found the
library in disorder. An the volumes of two
large c~yclopRdias were opened and scattered
about the floor as though | had been search
ing for something and could not finE it. /
had not the slightest recollection Of touch
ing q book or wanting 20 look up anything.
Any brilliant idea / might have had under
the influence Of eighteen grains of cocaine is
Grevocably lost TO the world. But have a
vivid remembrance Of a most prepOsterous
headache fbof 1ocfod two dave md TpfuGpl